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Move by Parliament to Amend the Constitution (May. 21, 2013) by Sayuri Umeda
On April 7, 2013, the Thai Parliament voted to approve three bills in furtherance of the government's plan to amend the Constitution. The bills were submitted ...
Topic: Constitutional law
Jurisdiction: Thailand
Transportation Infrastructure Megaprojects Loan Bill (Apr. 19, 2013) by Sayuri Umeda
The Thai government recently announced that it plans to invest two trillion baht (about US$68.8 billion) in infrastructure development megaprojects, most of them involving transportation, over ...
Topic: Government finance
Jurisdiction: Thailand
New Flu Special Measures Act Moved Up (Apr. 15, 2013) by Sayuri Umeda
Topic: Health and safety
Jurisdiction: Japan
A Divorced Parent's Child Visitation Rights Can Be Enforced (Apr. 12, 2013) by Sayuri Umeda
On March 28, 2013,
Topic: Family
Jurisdiction: Japan
Corporal Punishment in Schools (Apr. 12, 2013) by Sayuri Umeda
Topic: Education
Jurisdiction: Japan
Three Vaccinations Added to Routine Vaccination Schedules (Apr. 09, 2013) by Sayuri Umeda
The recent amendment to
Topic: Health and safety
Jurisdiction: Japan
Cabinet Approves Anti-Trafficking Plan (Mar. 19, 2013) by Sayuri Umeda
On February 27, 2013, the Thai Cabinet approved an urgent master plan intended to allow the government to implement more anti-trafficking strategies in 2013. This master ...
Topic: Trafficking in persons
Jurisdiction: Thailand
Court Decision Liberalizes Online OTC Drug Sales (Mar. 13, 2013) by Sayuri Umeda
The Supreme Court of Japan affirmed on January 11, 2013, that provisions of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law Enforcement Ordinance that banned certain online drug sales were ...
Topic: Health and safety
Jurisdiction: Japan
Ban on Dumping of Food Wastewater in the Ocean Comes into Force (Feb. 07, 2013) by Sayuri Umeda
The Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs (MLTM) of the
Topic: Environment
Jurisdiction: South Korea
Reduction of Pension Payment (Feb. 01, 2013) by Sayuri Umeda
During 2012, the Diet (
Topic: Pensions and retirement
Jurisdiction: Japan
Support for Single Working Parents (Oct. 12, 2012) by Sayuri Umeda
Near the end of its regular session in September 2012, the Diet (Japan's parliament) enacted the Act on Special Measures to Help Single Parents Have Jobs ...
Topic: Labor
Jurisdiction: Japan
Law to Support Nuclear Disaster Victims' Daily Lives (Oct. 01, 2012) by Sayuri Umeda
A year after the
Topic: Disasters
Jurisdiction: Japan
Vitalizing Theaters (Sep. 10, 2012) by Sayuri Umeda
Japanandrsquo;s Culture and Art Promotion Basic Law (Law No. 148 of 2001) was enacted in 2001. Since that time, although the government has made efforts over ...
Topic: Performing arts
Jurisdiction: Japan
Law to Establish Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Aug. 13, 2012) by Sayuri Umeda
A new law to create an independent Nuclear Regulatory Commission for nuclear plant safety was promulgated on June 27, 2012 (Genshiryoku kisei iinkai secchi ho_] [Nuclear ...
Topic: Energy
Jurisdiction: Japan
New National Law Intensifies International Dispute (Jul. 19, 2012) by Sayuri Umeda
Amid escalating tension in the dispute over the East Sea (also known as the South China Sea), Vietnam approved a national Law on the Sea, which ...
Topic: Maritime law
Jurisdiction: Vietnam
Two Laws Adopted to Improve Use of Autopsies (Jun. 25, 2012) by Sayuri Umeda
Among corpses handled by police in 2011, only 11%were autopsied. This number is much lower than that of most of developed countries, except for the United ...
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Japan
Code Amended to Balance Employer-Employee Interests (Jun. 21, 2012) by Sayuri Umeda
Since its promulgation in 1994, the first Labor Code of Vietnam (International Labor Organization, NATLEX) has been amended three times, in 2002, 2006, and 2007. ...
Topic: Labor
Jurisdiction: Vietnam
Steps Taken Towards a New Relationship (Jun. 04, 2012) by Sayuri Umeda
Based on the European Union (EU) Council Decision No. 2012/279/EU of May 14, 2012 (EURLEX database), the representatives of Member States approved the signing of ...
Topic: International law
Jurisdiction: European Union / Vietnam
New Law to Expand Legal Aid for Earthquake Victims (May. 07, 2012) by Sayuri Umeda
After the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, many people in the Tohoku region of Japan have faced various legal problems, such as the right to succession ...
Topic: Lawyers
Jurisdiction: Japan
New Permissible Levels of Radioactivity in Foods (Apr. 09, 2012) by Sayuri Umeda
There were no legally binding standards for acceptable levels of radioactivity in food in Japan when the Great East Japan Earthquake hit the country in March ...
Topic: Health and safety
Jurisdiction: Japan
Legal Responses to Disaster Waste Management Issues (Mar. 23, 2012) by Sayuri Umeda
There has been some controversy in Japan connected with the plans for handling the large quantity of waste generated by last year's earthquake and tsunami.
...Topic: Disasters
Jurisdiction: Japan
Law on Making Local Areas Resistant to Tsunamis (Feb. 13, 2012) by Sayuri Umeda
When a major tsunami hit the country's east coast in March 2011, Japan had various laws concerning earthquakes, but there was no law that mainly addressed ...
Topic: Disasters
Jurisdiction: Japan
Reviewing Criminal Jurisdiction over Civilian Employees Under the Status of Forces Agreement (Dec. 07, 2011) by Sayuri Umeda
In January 2011, a 19-year old man was killed in a traffic accident that was caused by a United States civilian employed by the U.S. military ...
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Japan / United States
International Adoption Rates Fall (Nov. 29, 2011) by Sayuri Umeda
While the number of intercountry adoptions throughout the world sharply declined last year, the number of children adopted from South Korea remained the same. As a ...
Topic: Adoption
Jurisdiction: South Korea
Promotion of Exhibitions of Foreign Art Works (May. 05, 2011) by Sayuri Umeda
In March 2011, the Diet (Japan's parliament) passed two laws to facilitate exhibitions of art objects that are borrowed from abroad. In 2009, a law was ...
Topic: Arts
Jurisdiction: Japan
Green Tea Promotion Adopted by Law (May. 03, 2011) by Sayuri Umeda
One of the fastest growing export items from Japan to the United States at present is green tea. (Daniel Workman, Japan Trade Statistics 2009 (Feb. ...
Topic: Commerce and industry
Jurisdiction: Japan
Proposed Passport Regulation May Affect Missionaries' "Aggressive" Activities Abroad (Feb. 24, 2011) by Sayuri Umeda
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) in South Korea plans to revise the passport enforcement decree, it was reported on February 15, 2011. The ...
Topic: Documents
Jurisdiction: South Korea
Streaming and Transfer of Recorded TV Programs Services Abroad Found Illegal (Feb. 09, 2011) by Sayuri Umeda
The Supreme Court of Japan decided in two recent cases that two kinds of services that enabled overseas Japanese to watch TV programs broadcast in Japan ...
Topic: Intellectual property
Jurisdiction: Japan
Amended Guidelines on Expansion of Employment and Promotion of Female Government Employees (Jan. 24, 2011) by Sayuri Umeda
The National Personnel Authority (NPA) of Japan amended its Guidelines on Expansion of Employment and Promotion of Female Government Employees (Guidelines) on January 14, 2011. (Concerning ...
Topic: Women
Jurisdiction: Japan
Act of Spreading False Information via Internet Not Punishable (Jan. 10, 2011) by Sayuri Umeda
The Constitutional Court decided on December 28, 2010, that Korea's law that punishes the act of spreading false information via the Internet for the purpose of ...
Topic: Freedom of speech
Jurisdiction: South Korea
Law to Promote Local Actions for Biodiversity (Dec. 23, 2010) by Sayuri Umeda
Japan's Law Concerning Promotion of Activities Coordinated Among Local Organizations for the Conservation of Biodiversity, known as the Satochi Satoyama (Satoyama Initiative) law, was promulgated on ...
Topic: Biological diversity
Jurisdiction: Japan
Air Traffic Controllers Found Guilty (Dec. 01, 2010) by Sayuri Umeda
On October 26, 2010, Japan's Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Tokyo High Court that found two air traffic controllers guilty of causing bodily injury ...
Topic: Aviation
Jurisdiction: Japan
Reduction of Older Public Servants' Salaries (Nov. 30, 2010) by Sayuri Umeda
The Diet (Japan's Parliament) amended the laws on salaries of various categories of public servants on November 26, 2010. (For the status of bills, see House ...
Topic: Government employees
Jurisdiction: Japan
Special Judicial Police Squad Launched for War on "Knockoffs" (Oct. 15, 2010) by Sayuri Umeda
On September 8, 2010, the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) launched the Special Judicial Police Squad to more effectively crack down on counterfeit goods, so-called "knockoffs," ...
Topic: Intellectual property
Jurisdiction: South Korea
Conflicting Decisions on Adoption by Grandparents (Oct. 07, 2010) by Sayuri Umeda
Two conflicting rulings have been made in South Korean provincial courts on the issue of whether grandparents may adopt their grandchildren. On September 16, 2010, the ...
Topic: Adoption
Jurisdiction: South Korea
Government May Not Have Standing to Bring a Defamation Action (Sep. 17, 2010) by Sayuri Umeda
On September 15, 2010, the Central District Court of Seoul (a trial court) released a decision holding that in principle the government may not have standing ...
Topic: Freedom of speech
Jurisdiction: South Korea
Domiciliary Intent Matters When Computing Lost Wages in a Foreigner's Wrongful Death Claim (Sep. 03, 2010) by Sayuri Umeda
Two recent decisions by the Seoul High Court (an intermediate-level appellate court) ruled that the domiciliary intent of a foreigner who had been wrongfully killed in ...
Topic: Civil liability
Jurisdiction: South Korea
DNA Database System Established to Effectively Prosecute Violent Criminals (Aug. 31, 2010) by Sayuri Umeda
The Act on the Use and Protection of DNA Identification Information came into force on July 26, 2010, and its Enforcement Decree took effect on August ...
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: South Korea
Legal Aspects of Missing Elderly Persons (Aug. 31, 2010) by Sayuri Umeda
Since the oldest man on Tokyo's resident record was found on July 29, 2010, to have been dead for more than 30 years, municipal governments throughout ...
Topic: Administrative law
Jurisdiction: Japan
Single-Father Households Receive Government Support, Like Single-Mother Households (Aug. 24, 2010) by Sayuri Umeda
Japan's Amended Child Rearing Allowance Law (Law No. 40 of 2010) became effective on August 1, 2010. Now, single-father households may receive the same allowance from ...
Topic: Family
Jurisdiction: Japan
Permanent Dual Nationality Allowed after 60 Years (Aug. 24, 2010) by Sayuri Umeda
On May 4, 2010, the Ministry of Justice of South Korea promulgated the amended Nationality Act, which comes into full effect on January 1, 2011. By ...
Topic: Nationality and citizenship
Jurisdiction: South Korea
Multiple Legislative Actions Against Sex Crimes (Aug. 20, 2010) by Sayuri Umeda
In 2010 alone, the National Assembly of South Korea has taken five legislative actions against sex crimes and for the protection of the victims thereof; the ...
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: South Korea
International Marriages to Be Strictly Controlled (Aug. 18, 2010) by Sayuri Umeda
On July 20, 2010, Korea's Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (MGEF) made a joint announcement with seven other governmental agencies, titled "Cross-Governmental Policy to Promote ...
Topic: Immigration
Jurisdiction: South Korea
Waste Disposal and Cleaning Law Amendment (Jul. 14, 2010) by Sayuri Umeda
Japan's legislature, the Diet, passed an amendment of the Waste Disposal and Cleaning Law (Law No. 137 of 1970) in May 2010 (Law No. 34 of ...
Topic: Environment
Jurisdiction: Japan
Law to Promote More Use of Natural Wood Materials for Public Buildings (Jun. 08, 2010) by Sayuri Umeda
Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishery (MAFF) drafted a bill to promote the use of wood in public buildings. The bill was approved by the ...
Topic: Natural resources
Jurisdiction: Japan
Statute of Limitations for Murder Abolished (May. 21, 2010) by Sayuri Umeda
The Diet, Japan's legislature, amended the country's Criminal Procedure Law to abolish the statute of limitations for murder and other crimes that result in the deaths ...
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Japan
Public Support for High School Tuition (May. 03, 2010) by Sayuri Umeda
On March 31, 2010, the Diet (Japan's parliament) enacted a law to subsidize all or part of high school tuition (Kand#333;ritsu kand#333;tand#333; gakkand#333; ni kakaru jugyand#333; ...
Topic: Education
Jurisdiction: Japan
2010 Child Allowance Law (Apr. 23, 2010) by Sayuri Umeda
One of the important policies of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) has been the provision of a monthly child allowance for all children, regardless of ...
Topic: Children
Jurisdiction: Japan
Stricter Sentences for Sex Offenders (Mar. 29, 2010) by Sayuri Umeda
Japanese lawyers and scholars have stated that sentences for rapists have been overly lenient in Japan. ("Saiban-in saiban" sei hanzai kouhan, hand#333;ritsuka yori genkaku, ryand#333;kei sand#333;ba ...
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Japan
Plan to Videotape Police Interviews with Criminal Suspects (Feb. 22, 2010) by Sayuri Umeda
The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), the largest member of the country's ruling coalition since the fall of 2009, had submitted a bill to the Diet ...
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Japan
Child Pornography Law Amendment Discussed (Jan. 29, 2010) by Sayuri Umeda
"Japan is one of the world's biggest suppliers of child pornography and the second biggest consumer after the U.S." (Justin McCurry, Japan to Outlaw Possession of ...
Topic: Child pornography
Jurisdiction: Japan
Reaction Against Child Sexual Offenders (Dec. 18, 2009) by Sayuri Umeda
Reports of sex crimes against children in Korea have been on a steady rise recently. News of heinous sex crimes against children has caused the public ...
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: South Korea
Catalog/Online Shopping and Door-to-Door Sales Regulation Enhanced (Nov. 27, 2009) by Sayuri Umeda
The 2008 amendment of Japan's Act on Specified Commercial Transactions (Act No. 57 of 1976, as amended by Act No. 74 of 2008) will be fully ...
Topic: Consumer protection
Jurisdiction: Japan
Is a Sightseeing Trip by a Member of the U.S. Military Part of "Official Business"? (Oct. 22, 2009) by Sayuri Umeda
Japan's Board of Audit decided to recommend to the Ministry of Self Defense (MSD) that the MSD investigate the use of highway toll passes by members ...
Topic: Military
Jurisdiction: Japan
Revision to the Constitution (Oct. 20, 2009) by Sayuri Umeda
The Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) of North Korea unanimously adopted the ordinance of the SPA On Revising and Supplementing the Socialist Constitution of the DPRK [Democratic ...
Topic: Constitutional law
Jurisdiction: North Korea
Food Reuse Regulated (Jul. 31, 2009) by Sayuri Umeda
The reuse of food in restaurants in Korea has been a source of contention among consumers, the government, and restaurants. Korean cuisine features small side dishes ...
Topic: Health and safety
Jurisdiction: South Korea
Two Laws Revised to Protect Technology (Jul. 07, 2009) by Sayuri Umeda
Two national laws were amended this year to protect the technology and trade secrets of firms in Japan. The amendment of the Unfair Competition Prevention Law ...
Topic: Commerce and industry
Jurisdiction: Japan
Major Reform on Fund for Road Improvements (May. 04, 2009) by Sayuri Umeda
The revision of the Special Law for Financing Road Improvement Works was promulgated on April 30, 2009 (Law No. 28 of 2009). Since 1954, the Law ...
Topic: Transportation
Jurisdiction: Japan
Foreign Legal Consultants Law (May. 01, 2009) by Sayuri Umeda
The Foreign Legal Consultants Law was promulgated in South Korea on March 25, 2009 (Act No. 9524). Under the Law, foreign legal professionals certified in countries ...
Topic: Lawyers
Jurisdiction: South Korea
National Public Official Retirement Allowance Law Amendment (Jan. 28, 2009) by Sayuri Umeda
The National Public Official Retirement Allowance Law was amended by the Diet (Japan's parliament), and the new version was promulgated on December 26, 2008 (Law No. ...
Topic: Pensions and retirement
Jurisdiction: Japan
Refueling Mission in the Indian Ocean Extended (Dec. 19, 2008) by Sayuri Umeda
Japan's Self Defense Forces have refueled other countries' vessels in the Indian Ocean to support the U.S.-led effort in Afghanistan since 2001, under Japan's limited-term anti-terrorism ...
Topic: Military
Jurisdiction: Japan
Nationality Law Amended (Dec. 17, 2008) by Sayuri Umeda
The Diet (Japan's parliament) passed a bill to revise the Nationality Law on December 5, 2008. It was promulgated December 12 as Law No. 88 of ...
Topic: Nationality and citizenship
Jurisdiction: Japan
Government Values Diplomacy over Freedom of Speech Regarding Propaganda to the North (Nov. 26, 2008) by Sayuri Umeda
South Korean civic groups, such as the Fighters for Free North Korea and the Family Assembly Abducted to North Korea [sic], are reportedly sending about ten ...
Topic: Freedom of speech
Jurisdiction: South Korea
Universal Health Plan and Citizens Abroad (Nov. 19, 2008) by Sayuri Umeda
Article 5 of the National Health Insurance Act of the Republic of Korea states that Korean nationals who reside in the country are national health insurance ...
Topic: Health and safety
Jurisdiction: South Korea
Official Address of Homeless Persons (Nov. 19, 2008) by Sayuri Umeda
On October 3, 2008, the Supreme Court of Japan affirmed the Osaka High Court decision that a homeless person cannot register a public park as his ...
Topic: Public welfare
Jurisdiction: Japan
Doctors Can Disclose Gender of an Embryo (Sep. 05, 2008) by Sayuri Umeda
The Constitutional Court of South Korea ruled on July 31, 2008, that a Medical Law provision that bans doctors from telling parents the gender of their ...
Topic: Health and safety
Jurisdiction: South Korea
Official Recognition of Ainu as Indigeneous People (Sep. 05, 2008) by Sayuri Umeda
The Diet (Japan's parliament) passed a resolution on June 6, 2008, to recognize the Ainu as an indigenous people. On the same day, Chief Cabinet Secretary ...
Topic: Human rights
Jurisdiction: Japan
Foreign Ship Navigation Within the Territorial Waters Law (Jul. 02, 2008) by Sayuri Umeda
The Diet (Japan's Parliament) passed a new law on June 5, 2008, to regulate foreign ships' navigation within Japan's territorial waters. Japan did not previously have ...
Topic: Maritime law
Jurisdiction: Japan
New Insurance Law (Jul. 02, 2008) by Sayuri Umeda
The Diet (Japan's Parliament) passed the new Insurance Law on May 30, 2008. The old law was enacted in 1911. At that time, the legislature did ...
Topic: Insurance
Jurisdiction: Japan
New Rule to Sell Old Munitions (Jul. 02, 2008) by Sayuri Umeda
The Ministry of National Defense of South Korea has sold to the Philippines, Bangladesh, and Kazakhstan, at an extremely low price, old munitions that had been ...
Topic: Weapons
Jurisdiction: South Korea
Acceptance of Indonesian Healthcare Workers Based on Agreement (Jun. 02, 2008) by Sayuri Umeda
Japan and Indonesia signed the Agreement for an Economic Partnership (EPA) on August 20, 2007, under which Japan agreed to issue visas and allow resident status ...
Topic: Immigration
Jurisdiction: Japan
Controversy over Payment for U.S. Military Bases (Jun. 02, 2008) by Sayuri Umeda
The Japanese government has paid a large part of the expenses for U.S. military bases in Japan since 1978. Those expenses include housing, schools, and recreational ...
Topic: International law
Jurisdiction: Japan
Permanent Residence for Investors (Jun. 02, 2008) by Sayuri Umeda
The Korean government will ease the rule contained in the Immigration Control Enforcement Decree to give investors permanent resident status. Foreigners will be able to obtain ...
Topic: Immigration
Jurisdiction: South Korea
High Court Calls Air Self-Defense Force Activities in Iraq Unconstitutional (May. 02, 2008) by Sayuri Umeda
Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution renounces war and states: "land, sea, and air forces, as well as other war potential, will never be maintained." The ...
Topic: War
Jurisdiction: Japan
Stricter Measures for Those Convicted of Sexual Violence Against Children (May. 02, 2008) by Sayuri Umeda
Ten- and eight-year-old girls (Hye-jin and Yae-seul) vanished in South Korea on Christmas day in 2007. A suspect was arrested in March 2008. He confessed that ...
Topic: Children
Jurisdiction: South Korea
Court Bans Executives from Switching to Rival Company for Certain Period (Apr. 02, 2008) by Sayuri Umeda
The Seoul Central District Court banned 13 former executives of Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction Company from working for the rival company, STX Heavy Industries Company, ...
Topic: Commerce and industry
Jurisdiction: South Korea
Executives Responsible for Damage Caused by Concealing Use of Unauthorized Food Additive (Apr. 02, 2008) by Sayuri Umeda
Shareholders of a Japanese company recently sued the company's former president and directors, alleging that they caused damage to the company by concealing the use of ...
Topic: Consumer protection
Jurisdiction: Japan
Videotaping Questioning of Suspects (Apr. 02, 2008) by Sayuri Umeda
It has sometimes been argued in court proceedings that police officers or public prosecutors forced or led certain contents of written declarations of suspects. In Japan, ...
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Japan
Plan to Reduce Ocean Dumping (Mar. 02, 2008) by Sayuri Umeda
South Korea dumped 2.02 million cubic meters of sewage from livestock farms, 1.71 million cubic meters of leftover food, and 1.61 million cubic meters of urban ...
Topic: Environment
Jurisdiction: South Korea
McDonald's Manager Not Considered a Manager Under Labor Law (Mar. 02, 2008) by Sayuri Umeda
On January 28, 2008, the Tokyo District Court ordered McDonald's Holdings Co. (Japan) Ltd. to pay 7.55 million yen (US$70,000) in overtime allowance and "additional pay" ...
Topic: Labor
Jurisdiction: Japan
Legalizing Abortion to Be Considered (Mar. 02, 2008) by Sayuri Umeda
The South Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare drafted a new policy in late 2007 to seek more realistic measures to address the growing number of ...
Topic: Abortion
Jurisdiction: South Korea
Victims to Receive Money Deposited by Criminals (Mar. 02, 2008) by Sayuri Umeda
New legislation, the Law Concerning the Distribution in Payments to Victims of Crime-Related Deposits in Financial Institutions, was promulgated in Japan on December 21, 2007. This ...
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Japan
Basic Information on Executed Criminals Now Available (Feb. 02, 2008) by Sayuri Umeda
On December 7, 2007, the Ministry of Justice of Japan released the names of three executed criminals, together with information on the crimes they committed and ...
Topic: Capital punishment
Jurisdiction: Japan
"Temporary" Tax Hike for 34 Years at Least (Feb. 02, 2008) by Sayuri Umeda
In 1974, at the time of the first "oil shock," Japan's Diet (parliament) passed a law to amend the Tax Special Measures Law (Law No. 26 ...
Topic: Taxation
Jurisdiction: Jamaica
Trans Fat Labeling (Feb. 02, 2008) by Sayuri Umeda
The amendment of the country's Food Sanitation Law made it possible for the Korean Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) to implement trans fat labeling regulations in ...
Topic: Health and safety
Jurisdiction: South Korea
New Lost Goods Law in Effect (Jan. 02, 2008) by Sayuri Umeda
An American university professor dropped mobile phones and wallets containing cash in Tokyo and New York. The return rate in Japan was higher. Because lost items ...
Topic: Property
Jurisdiction: Japan
First Asbestosis Compensation Case (Jan. 02, 2008) by Sayuri Umeda
The Daegu District Court ordered an asbestos cloth making company to pay 160 million won in compensation to the bereaved family of a former worker on ...
Topic: Health and safety
Jurisdiction: South Korea
Korean A-Bomb Survivors (Dec. 02, 2007) by Sayuri Umeda
Although Japan's A-Bomb Special Measures Law of 1968 did not clearly exclude A-bomb survivors who lived outside Japan from being recipients of health maintenance allowances, the ...
Topic: Administrative law
Jurisdiction: Japan
Kim Dae-jung Kidnapping by KCIA Affirmed (Dec. 02, 2007) by Sayuri Umeda
The South Korean government made a report public in late October 2007, which concluded that the Korea Central Intelligence Agency (KCIA) had seized former South Korean ...
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: South Korea
Defectors Return to Japan (Dec. 02, 2007) by Sayuri Umeda
After Japan's defeat in the Second World War, Koreans who had entered Japan during the war, in many cases against their will, returned to the Korean ...
Topic: International law
Jurisdiction: Japan / North Korea
Foreign Remittance De-Regulation (Dec. 02, 2007) by Sayuri Umeda
The Korean Finance and Economy Ministry released the Foreign Currency System Improvement Plan on November 8, 2007. Korea currently allows a Korean person or firm to ...
Topic: Foreign exchange
Jurisdiction: South Korea
Prison Abuse (Nov. 02, 2007) by Sayuri Umeda
The father of an inmate in a South Korean prison who was allegedly attacked by a guard filed a written statement complaining of the attack in ...
Topic: Human rights
Jurisdiction: South Korea
Breast Cancer Survivor Regained Position in the Military (Nov. 02, 2007) by Sayuri Umeda
The Seoul Administrative Court rendered a judgment on October 4, 2007, that revoked the Defense Ministry's decision to discharge a female lieutenant colonel in the first ...
Topic: Disability
Jurisdiction: South Korea
Children of Japanese Who Emigrated to Philippines before WWII (Nov. 02, 2007) by Sayuri Umeda
All Japanese people have records in the Family Register. Therefore, it is easy to prove that a person is Japanese by submitting an official copy of ...
Topic: Immigration
Jurisdiction: Japan
10 Years Since Organ Transplant Law?s Effective Date (Nov. 02, 2007) by Sayuri Umeda
Under Japan's Law Concerning Organ Transplant (Law No.104 of 1997), the donation of organs is permitted from a dead or brain-dead donor. The criteria for establishing ...
Topic: Health and safety
Jurisdiction: Japan
